Read the Portion on Sefaria.org - you can click a verse for commentary

PDF of Reading in Etz Hayim (Page 805)

Saturday, June 11th at 9:30 - Shabbat Morning Service and Kiddush (Hybrid)

Sunday, June 12th, 11am - 2pm – A Family-Friendly Event 

After a brief skit and presentation of gifts in the social hall, we'll go downstairs for a family friendly carnival - pizza, ice cream truck, games, live music, popcorn cart, face painting for kids. To make it even more enjoyable, please bring a side dish to share - fruit salad, pasta salad, vegetable salad, etc. Keep in mind we will be serving and eating outside so nothing that is highly perishable. Also, please bring lawn chairs. The event will be held rain or shine. If needed, we have plans to move many of the activities indoors. If we need to move indoors, we'll send out a note with our alternative program. 

Please RSVP for all events you will attend and register for the Shabbat Morning zoom link.

Join Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) for a virtual RSIP event:

Create & Connect: Healing Our Communities Through Art

with Tova Speter and Sara Roizen 

You can sign up directly through the Meal Train (details included): 

or email Martha for more details. We have open slots in July, August and December. Thank you so much!

Doors will be open to the outside for fresh air ventilation and dancers may be asked to wear N95 or KN95 masks while dancing. Don't forget water bottles, supportive footwear and dress in layers.Please, contact Beth if you are planning on attending or have any questions.

TAA’s “pop up choir” will be meeting again this spring! We will be working on our Kabbalat Shabbat repertoire along with a special surprise. Rehearsals June 1 and June 8 at 7:00. Please spread the word and let Susan Federspiel know if you’d like to join us or have any questions. It will be wonderful to sing together again!

Golda by Elinor Burkett

All are welcome. Email Karen Maslow with questions.

Join Sam Silverman for a discussion of the book

“The Color of Law." This event will take place via Zoom or in person outside (depending on the weather) Thursday, June 23rd from 7:30-9pm. (Please note, this is the new date for this discussion.)The author, Richard Rothstein, presents a shocking expose of the racist policies of the federal government during the 20th century. As examples, in this riveting book, Rothstein chronicles how the federal government denied Black World War II veterans the GI Bill benefits of a subsidized college education and reduced mortgage rates on housing. Rothstein also reveals federal government-approved policies to deny Blacks the opportunity to buy homes in newly-built suburbs like Levittown on Long Island, New York. If you are interested in reading this book and participating in the discussion, please contact Sam Silverman.

Janet's Cookies are available for catering small-to-medium sized events!

Torah Study, Thursdays, 11 am REGISTER TO JOIN ON ZOOM

Shabbat Service, Saturdays, 9 am REGISTER TO JOIN ON ZOOM

Sunday Morning Minyan, Sundays, 9 am REGISTER TO JOIN ON ZOOM

ACCESS ELECTRONIC SIDDURIM / Contact Jasmine for hard copies

The TAA Membership Committee is looking for a

couple new members with good ideas and a welcoming spirit.

If you'd like to join, please contact Rich Huttner or Elaine Bryne.

The Mt. Jacob Cemetery Committee is looking to increase its pool of volunteers who lovingly assist in laying to rest community members who leave our midst. Because this mitzvah necessarily must be performed on short notice, we need a large reserve of potential helpers who can assist on any given day. Qualifications include having a relatively flexible schedule and being minimally able-bodied. For more information, please call Mark Farber at

508-566-6654 or email [email protected].

The TAA Kitchen Crew is looking for community members to join our terrific team. You choose when, how often and the amount of time in the kitchen. If you have any questions or ideas please email Janet

TAA’s Everyone Eats! Team provides lunch supplies each Sunday at Gloucester's Action Shelter. To join the team or find out more, email Martha

"Chesed" is loving care in Hebrew, and the Chesed Committee provides support to families in our community. To join the Chesed Committee or find out more, email Audrey Fraser or Elaine Byrne

Join the Caregivers Support Group for their Tuesday 10:30 am meetings

At Sacred Grove, 488 Essex Avenue, Gloucester

In the wake of the slaughters in the Taiwanese church in CA, the grocery store in Buffalo, NY and the 4th graders in Texas, the West Gloucester Trinitarian Congregational Church has something to offer to the Cape Ann Community.

John Rosenthal, Founder of Stop Handgun Violence (and PAARI) will speak on Wednesday, June 8th at 6:00p.m. A renowned speaker on gun violence, Mr. Rosenthal is a business person, gun owner & national gun violence prevention activist. All are welcome to join us outdoors at the fire pit, in the Sacred Grove at 488 Essex Ave. in Gloucester, or in the church sanctuary if it’s raining. The Sacred Grove was rejuvenated through a generous grant from the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ, for the purpose of addressing 2020's twin pandemics of Covid-19 & racism.

You are invited to ECCO's annual Boat Cruise Fundraiser, the best social justice dance party of the summer! Join us for an evening of shmoozing, DJ and live music and dancing, and cash bar/light refreshments with ECCO's vibrant and diverse community. Boarding starts at 6pm. Arrive by 6:15pm to get on the boat! Where to meet: 63 Rodgers St., Gloucester, MA. Buy tickets or Sponsor Our Cruise (click here for a printable form). Sponsorships are a key way to promote your business or organization, honor people in ECCO, and support ECCO’s work for justice!  

RABBI LEWIS AND RABBI KUDAN TO BE HONORED AMONG NORTH SHORE RABBIS AS HONORABLE MENSCHIONS

Congregation Shirat Hayam, 55 Atlantic Road, Swampscott.

Please click here for the full invitation and to purchase tickets and ads.

Return Card.

Join Gloucester for the Juneteenth Festival at the Cape Ann Museum Green at

13 Poplar Street, Gloucester.

Come and join us to learn about the Juneteenth Holiday while also celebrating Black history through music, dance and food. This program is free and open to the public.

To read the full flyer, click here.

For more information and to reserve tickets, visit the Cape Ann Museum website.

Temple Sinai is having a free and huge

Summer Festival on the "Hill!"

Temple Sinai is looking forward to a day filled with fun, sun, and community as we gather to welcome the Summer!

Please, bring your own lawn chairs and

the show will go on rain or shine.

For more details, click here.

THE CAPE ANN MUSEUM

Click here for more information and please come and visit. You will be delighted by what you see!

Have you heard? TAA member Stuart Siegel is the new Executive Director at Schooner Adventure.

He is hoping to recruit some energetic congregants to volunteer on deck and dockside this summer as docents and educators. No prior experience or knowledge necessary. This is a great opportunity to sail aboard a 95-year old original Gloucester fishing schooner! Contact Stuart to volunteer and learn more about Schooner Adventure.

Know Someone Interested in Joining our Community?

Refer prospective members to Richard Huttner and Elaine Byrne

Myron Geller, Rabbi Emeritus

Amy Farber, President

Phoebe Potts, Director of the Sylvia Cohen Family Learning Project

Laurie Williamson, Bookkeeper 

Jasmine Epstein, Office Coordinator